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2015 Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, LLC. All Rights ReservedMiami Zoo Primates Go Bananas for iPad A family of six orangutans at Miami&rsquo;s Jungle Island Zoological Park have been introduced to Apple (AAPL) iPads in an effort to bridge the communication gap between humans and the endangered animals. Finally a believable explanation for how apes will get smart enough to enslave their human overlords -- had we only taken 20th Century Fox&rsquo;s (NWS) Planet of the Apes franchise seriously. Today the Herald Sun reported the orangutans -- who share 97% of their DNA with humans--have been using the iPads to &quot;draw play games and expand their vocabulary.&quot; It might not come as a surprise to ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/05/11/miami-zoo-primates-go-bananas/
Fri, 11 May 2012 16:03:00 EDTChina to Begin Executing Those Found Guilty of Food Safety ViolationsChina announced it would begin imposing the death penalty for those found guilty of food safety crimes -- but will only mete out the ultimate punishment to those who &quot;deserve it &quot; the official Xinhua news agency reported.A government statement said &quot;Generally officials who are involved in food safety crimes should not be given a reprieve or be exempt from criminal punishment. Those deserving death penalties should be resolutely sentenced to death.&quot;China's not kidding around when they talk about such things.If you recall in 2007 the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People&rsquo;s Court carried out the execution of Zheng Xiaoyu the ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/china-to-begin-executing-those/
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